4-7—After-school programs: Before and After School
Training of Trainers, sponsored by the Girls and Boys Town National
Resource Training Center, for before- and after-school program
directors, supervisors, and staff, in Boys Town, Neb. Contact: NRTC
Support Services, Box 145, Boys Town, NE 68010; (800) 545-5771, ext.
65; Web site: www.girlsandboystown.org.

7-8—Professional development: Paraeducators as Critical
Team Members in Supporting Students with Disabilities, sponsored by the
University of Wisconsin School of Education, for teacher aides,
instructional assistants, paraeducators and administrators, at the
American Family Insurance in Madison, Wis. Deadline: Day of the event.
Contact: Karen Fiske, UWSE, Office of Education Outreach, 1050
University Ave., Suite 304, Madison, WI 53706; (608) 262-7419; fax:
(608) 265- 4309; e- mail: [email protected]; Web
site: www.education.wisc.edu/outreach
.

13—Arts education: The World's Largest Concert,
sponsored by the Music Educator's National Conference: The National
Association for Music Education, for elementary and middle school
teachers and administrators, at the Public Broadcasting Service in
Washington. Contact: Elizabeth Lasko, MENC: NAME, 1806 Robert Fulton
Drive, Reston, VA 20191; (703) 860- 4000; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site:
www.menc.org.

13-16—Foreign languages: 10th Biennial Northeast
Regional Meeting, sponsored by the New York Metropolitan Chapter of the
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, for K-16
language teachers and administrators, at Manhattanville College in
Purchase, N.Y. Contact: George Castellanos, Manhattanville College;
e-mail: [email protected].

18—Professional development: Satellite Town Meeting
With Rod Paige, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, for K-12
educators, to be broadcast on national television. Contact: USDE, (800)
872-5327; e-mail: [email protected];
Web site: www.ed.gov/inits/stm/.

21-22—Dyslexia: 30th Annual Conference on Dyslexia and
Related Learning Disabilities, sponsored by the New York Branch of the
International Dyslexia Association, for educators, administrators, and
researchers, at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City.
Contact: Sandra Gorecke, NYBIDA, 71 W. 23rd St., Suite 1527, New York,
NY 10010; (212) 691-1930; fax: (212) 633-1620; e-mail: [email protected].

22—Technology: Spending Time with Technology, sponsored
by the New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in
Education, for educators, at Fayetteville-Manlivs High School in
Manlivs, N.Y. Deadline: March 12. Contact: Chuck DeVoe or Joanne Read,
NYSCATE, PO Box 11775, Albany, NY 12211; (800) 479- 4830; fax: (315)
655-8650; e-mail: [email protected]@a
ol.com; Web site: www.nyscate.org.

23—College fair: National College Fair, sponsored by
the National Association for College Admission Counseling, for
educators, parents, and students, at the New Orleans Cultural Center in
New Orleans and the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York in
New York City. Contact: NACAC, 1631 Prince St., Alexandria, VA 22314;
(800) 822-6285; fax: (703) 836-8015; Web site: www.nacac.com/fairs.html.

27-29—Social work: SSWAA National School Social Work
Conference, sponsored by the School Social Work Association of America,
for school social workers and student services workers, at the Crystal
City DoubleTree Hotel in Arlington, Va. Contact: Randy A. Fisher, PO
Box 2072, Northlake, IL 60164; (847) 289- 4642; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.sswaa.org.

3-5—Education law: Council of School Attorneys' School
Law Seminar, sponsored by the National School Boards Association, for
school attorneys, at the San Francisco Hilton in San Francisco.
Contact: Susan Butler, Director of the Council of School Attorneys,
NSBA, 1680 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 838- 6722; e-mail:
[email protected]; Web site:
www.nsba.org/cosa.

3-7—Urban schools: Council of Urban Boards of Education
Site Visit and Issues Forum, sponsored by the National Schools Boards
Association, for urban schools leaders and educators, at the San
Francisco Hilton in San Francisco. Contact: Katrina Kelley, Director of
the Council of Urban Boards of Education, NSBA, 1680 Duke St.,
Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 838-6722; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.nsba.org/cube.

15—Professional development: Satellite Town Meeting
With Rod Paige, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, for K-12
educators, to be broadcast on national television. Contact: USDE, (800)
872-5327; e-mail: [email protected];
Web site: www.ed.gov/inits/stm/.